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Table 2 Radiologic findings and managements in the study group

From: Diagnostic strategy for elderly patients with isolated greater trochanter fractures on plain radiographs

Number

Plain radiograph

Uptake site on bone scan

CT

MRI

Presence of soft tissue injury

Type of management

1

Isolated GT fx.

No uptake

No data

IT fx.

+

Surgical

2

Isolated GT fx.

IT

No fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

3

Isolated GT fx.

No uptake

No data

IT fx.

+

Surgical

4

Isolated GT fx.

IT

No data

IT fx.

+

Surgical

5

Isolated GT fx.

IT

No data

IT fx.

+

Surgical

6

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

7

Isolated GT fx.

IT

No fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

8

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

9

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

10

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

11

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

12

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

13

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

14

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

15

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

16

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

17

Isolated GT fx.

No uptake

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

18

Isolated GT fx.

IT

Isolated GT fx.

IT fx.

+

Conservative

19

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

20

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

21

Isolated GT fx.

IT

Isolated GT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

22

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

23

Isolated GT fx.

IT

IT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

24

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

25

Isolated GT fx.

No uptake

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

26

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

27

Isolated GT fx.

IT

Isolated GT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

28

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

29

Isolated GT fx.

IT

Isolated GT fx.

IT fx.

+

Surgical

30

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT

Isolated GT fx.

Isolated GT fx.

+

Conservative

  1. GT greater trochanteric, Fx. Fracture, IT intertrochanteric